Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Western Africa
Liberia is recorded at 5.61m people in 2024, with total annual change of +118,850 under the WPP medium variant.
Liberia observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 171,626 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -44,990 |
| Natural change | +126,636 |
| Net migration | -7,779 |
| Total change | +118,850 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +118,850 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -7,052,578 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 12.67m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Liberia 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 2.20m, ages 15-64 3.12m, ages 65+ 180.0k.
Liberia 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 2.71m, ages 15-64 5.76m, ages 65+ 441.6k.
Liberia 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 2.59m, ages 15-64 8.37m, ages 65+ 1.70m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2100.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.61m | 118,850 | 171.6k | 45.0k | 3.86 |
| 2030 | 6.37m | 115,534 | 181.1k | 49.5k | 3.43 |
| 2050 | 8.91m | 107,578 | 193.5k | 69.4k | 2.62 |
| 2080 | 11.89m | 77,217 | 188.4k | 118.4k | 2.14 |
| 2100 | 12.67m | 23,943 | 173.1k | 148.2k | 1.97 |